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which is why the northern hemisphere has a slightly milder climate.
by nazgulnarsil 17y ago
which is why the northern hemisphere has a slightly milder climate.
- DannoHung 17y agoHuh, is this actually true? I had been under the impression that the orbital difference was insignificant from a climate standpoint.
- nazgulnarsil 17y agothere are actually several things at play, eccentricity, precession, and obliquity. the net result is that the north gets milder winters and cooler summers.
- tokenadult 17y agothe northern hemisphere has significantly larger temperature variation than the southern the net result is that the north gets milder winters and cooler summers One of these statements appears to disagree with the other. If I remember correctly what I've read, the proportion of land rather than ocean in each hemisphere plays a major role in climate, as mentioned by the reply saying that the Northern Hemisphere has more variation in temperature.
- billswift 17y agoI just checked my atlas - I remembered correctly - the northern hemisphere has significantly larger temperature variation than the southern. It's probably the difference in land versus water areas more than offsetting the tiny effects of solar distance.